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José Rijo

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José Rijo (born 1965) is a Dominican former pitcher in Major League Baseball who spent most of his career with the Cincinnati Reds. Signed by the New York Yankees as a teenager, he reached the majors in 1984 as the youngest player in either league and was later traded to the Oakland Athletics, where he struck out 16 Seattle Mariners in one game in 1986. The Reds acquired him in exchange for Dave Parker, and from 1988 to 1993 he posted an earned run average below 3.00 every year as a starter. He led the Reds to the 1990 World Series title, winning two games in a sweep of Oakland and taking the Series Most Valuable Player award, and in 1993 he led the National League in strikeouts. Elbow injuries kept him out of baseball from 1996 to 2000, but he returned to the Reds in 2001 as a reliever and retired after the 2002 season. He was elected to the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame in 2005.

Facts
Birth Year
1965 1
Gender
Male 1
Medals or Titles Band
1 2
Titles
1 2
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Competed In

Major League Baseball, Competitions
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World Series, Competitions
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On The Roster Of

Cincinnati Reds, Teams and Clubs
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New York Yankees, Teams and Clubs
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Oakland Athletics, Teams and Clubs
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Plays

Baseball, Sports
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Nationality

Dominican Republic

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is a Dominican former pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB)
Sources
1. MLB Stats API: MLB Stats API person record for Jose Rijo
MLB Stats API
  • Person record, birth date
    "birthDate": "1965-05-13"
  • Person record, gender
    "gender": "M"
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2. Sports Reference: Jose Rijo Statistics and History (Baseball-Reference)
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has won 1 World Series.
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José Rijo (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, nationality
    is a Dominican former pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB)
  • Plays: Baseball, Lead
    is a Dominican former pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) who spent the majority of his career with the Cincinnati Reds
  • Competed In: Major League Baseball, Lead, MLB career
    is a Dominican former pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) who spent the majority of his career with the Cincinnati Reds
  • Competed In: World Series, Lead, 1990 World Series
    He led the Reds to the 1990 World Series title and was named World Series MVP
  • On The Roster Of: Cincinnati Reds, Lead, Reds
    who spent the majority of his career with the Cincinnati Reds
  • On The Roster Of: New York Yankees, Lead, Yankees
    Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1980
  • On The Roster Of: Oakland Athletics, Lead, Athletics
    and also played in MLB for the Oakland Athletics.
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